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states, they understand that it is much deeper and the connection between israel and the united states, i don't think israel should do it alone. well i think that we will do it alone, but i do believe it should be a joint effort of the western society. those forces will go against them as well. it is israel's problem. but when we find an atomic bomb in a suitcase in san diego, in a hotel, it will become your problem. i do think it will be a joint effort of the western society, meaning the u.s., israel, europe, cairo, australia, it should be a leadership decision here in washington. >> [inaudible question] >> i don't know. >> people are disgusted, pretty disgusted with the kind of democratic behavior that is going on there. >> well, if we have a stronger democracy in the middle east or in the region, i will agree with you, but i beg to differ with you today because in the middle east, there is the presence of israel in that region. it is the same value and principles. forces are coming to the shore. >> you know, i share your concerns about iran. i think it is real. but growing up jewish
states, they understand that it is much deeper and the connection between israel and the united states, i don't think israel should do it alone. well i think that we will do it alone, but i do believe it should be a joint effort of the western society. those forces will go against them as well. it is israel's problem. but when we find an atomic bomb in a suitcase in san diego, in a hotel, it will become your problem. i do think it will be a joint effort of the western society, meaning the u.s.,...
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in the united states, they're well into the high double digits. and you've got the occupied movement and a lot of social on rise quality issue. obviously, goldman has been to some degree at the center of that discussion. what is your take on the social implications, what has happened financial services industry and how that plays out and what the impact of that might be in terms of a political flexibility going forward. >> the last question is really the punchline, draws out the punchline. many say it's not just in the last five years. to some extent, we are stewards of the economy. marketeers player for mac, but in good times, you know, we walk around -- this is a bad analogy, but if you're going to be in the samurai class come if you lose a war you fetch a preprepared to take the consequences and get the benefits when things are good because you carry yourself in a certain way and you have to be prepared for people to bear the brunt of the failure of the system jory pardo. it's not just five years. if you look at the widening of inequality in th
in the united states, they're well into the high double digits. and you've got the occupied movement and a lot of social on rise quality issue. obviously, goldman has been to some degree at the center of that discussion. what is your take on the social implications, what has happened financial services industry and how that plays out and what the impact of that might be in terms of a political flexibility going forward. >> the last question is really the punchline, draws out the...
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i don't want the average citizens in the united states to have the perspective i do because, i mean, something horrible has happened to the country. you know, i'm jealous of the ignorance i used to have. i'm not -- i don't wish it on anyone. so what kind of perspective is required from everybody to treat the veteran correctly when they get home? i don't -- i don't know. you are a different person. i don't know how you can go through that and not be a different person. but -- i'll say it again. i hesitate to speak for for anyone else specifically and everybody is different and some want to talk and some won't. i'm not sure i answered your question by the end. >> you did. i think -- i guess that the other issue i was reading you can answer is how we deal with people, you know, our loved ones when they come back. it seems to me that we have to understand even if youring the drk acting the same. it's worth trying to figure out if there is something rather than pretended there isn't. that's what rich seemed to be saying that everything is the same. >> let's -- somebody i read something ve
i don't want the average citizens in the united states to have the perspective i do because, i mean, something horrible has happened to the country. you know, i'm jealous of the ignorance i used to have. i'm not -- i don't wish it on anyone. so what kind of perspective is required from everybody to treat the veteran correctly when they get home? i don't -- i don't know. you are a different person. i don't know how you can go through that and not be a different person. but -- i'll say it again....
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going into the 20th century with william howard taft, president of the united states, as cincinnati was a southern town and trade was with the south and home of the underground railroad. they can get at of kentucky and were safe and could be disbursed partying was from marion ohio, william mckinley elected president sell a bunch of ohio wins. james garfield you have presidents who came during this period after the civil war up through the 1920's pulling presidents from other parts of the country that tend to be more moderate. not ideologues that is still true statewide. attendance the to be more pragmatic and light -- less ideological. if you try to compete in the general election in helps to swing to the middle. but ohio generally is the average state. almost every demographic group is well represented here. catholic, fundamentalist, ma instream, protestants, ethnic groups. the only one is maybe the hispanics. some places as a significant concentration. they do not amount to two much but demographically almost as if you want to test a consumer product you have every slice that you want
going into the 20th century with william howard taft, president of the united states, as cincinnati was a southern town and trade was with the south and home of the underground railroad. they can get at of kentucky and were safe and could be disbursed partying was from marion ohio, william mckinley elected president sell a bunch of ohio wins. james garfield you have presidents who came during this period after the civil war up through the 1920's pulling presidents from other parts of the...
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what kind of strategy would help the united states deal with this paradoxical situation? >> well again, good to see you and know that you are still fighting the good fight. it's not easy these days. there is a great variety of militants loose in the land for both countries. some of them in overt linkages with each other, some of them not. but by and large, you know, i do think they have a presumable motive which is bringing down the established order is in both countries. it is a negative motive. i don't see much except in the case of the taliban i want to go back to the bad old days, and i don't see much of a vision for the future except everyone being dead oregon who doesn't think like them -- dead or gone who don't agree with them. since bayh departure in 2007 cut the growth and strengthening of the indigenous tech steny militancy that is as you put it at the pakistan government establishment military and the population, what this tells me, and what i think all three governments are aware of afghanistan, pakistan and the united states is whoa, it's bad out there. it's
what kind of strategy would help the united states deal with this paradoxical situation? >> well again, good to see you and know that you are still fighting the good fight. it's not easy these days. there is a great variety of militants loose in the land for both countries. some of them in overt linkages with each other, some of them not. but by and large, you know, i do think they have a presumable motive which is bringing down the established order is in both countries. it is a negative...
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as i conclude the tab turner, the united states has been fortunate to have a weighted sum of the worst aspect of europe's history. it had something to do with it, but so did the system of governments that permitted and encouraged religious pluralism, what america did not tubeless mandate a religious test for the office or basis for our domestic detentions as freedom of the bible. the party is attempting to do michelle long recredit. not so much for the republican party. what about the democrats? as i described them in the introduction, the democratic party hosted far too long on franklin d. roosevelt's legacy became complacent and began to feel entitled to its near hegemonic position in culture and the media. when the new began to displace an all three of those arenas, some liberals merely turned into antisexual whiners and crybabies or ivory tower escaped us. the bulk of the democratic politicians and operatives however moved in a different direction. after three straight losses in presidential elections between 19901998, they been in the practices of their old beliefs while continuin
as i conclude the tab turner, the united states has been fortunate to have a weighted sum of the worst aspect of europe's history. it had something to do with it, but so did the system of governments that permitted and encouraged religious pluralism, what america did not tubeless mandate a religious test for the office or basis for our domestic detentions as freedom of the bible. the party is attempting to do michelle long recredit. not so much for the republican party. what about the...
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inevitably the question comes around to we really love the united states. you have done so much to make the world what it is but we don't see you anymore. we see chinese companies coming in without much competition, buying up all natural resources and giving contracts. where is america? that bothers me a little bit because if that is the case and in some parts of the world it is, it means we are not competing adequately enough. that is part of this reshaping of our response package where you can in fact respond with public sector involvement and private sector involvement and depending on what you are trying to do your strategy can be shaped appropriately and you should be able to call on those things and harmonize them. this is a different model than the 20th century where we were so dominant you could not pay much attention to american industry because they did fine by themselves but that is not the case when you have china where the public employment policy, slammed together and rising brazil and india where the government and the private sector are one
inevitably the question comes around to we really love the united states. you have done so much to make the world what it is but we don't see you anymore. we see chinese companies coming in without much competition, buying up all natural resources and giving contracts. where is america? that bothers me a little bit because if that is the case and in some parts of the world it is, it means we are not competing adequately enough. that is part of this reshaping of our response package where you...
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it's trade policies that encourage people to make things here in the united states. it's labor law reform. it's regulation of wall street. it's taxes that redistribute. yes, redistribute wealth. it's a true national security strategy that is not dedicated to global empire. now, having said that, ask yourself what do you think are the chances of the things i just listed happening over the next four years, eight years, 12 years? just to ask the question is to answer it. now, to get it out of the way. i'm a democrat. i voted for obama last time. i'm voting for obama this time. when i look at the other guy, there's just no choice. i mean, the republican party, and i'm not telling you anything you don't know, has become an instrument of reactionary -- worst kind of reactionary politics. it's not so much about mitt romney. whatever your judgment about whether he's a good guy, a bad guy, no guy, whatever. [laughter] but think about this. with the destruction elimination of the liberal republican tradition within the republican party, the people that mitt romney's going to b
it's trade policies that encourage people to make things here in the united states. it's labor law reform. it's regulation of wall street. it's taxes that redistribute. yes, redistribute wealth. it's a true national security strategy that is not dedicated to global empire. now, having said that, ask yourself what do you think are the chances of the things i just listed happening over the next four years, eight years, 12 years? just to ask the question is to answer it. now, to get it out of the...
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roskam touched on it, the president of the united states that if you like your health care plan come you can keep it. but i was at an event with the president came back and said when he was asked that question, well, there may have been language inserted in that bill that runs contrary to that premise. that is a paraphrase of his comments. what are we supposed to believe this to my question. so to follow up, your testimony suggests that the cuts to medicare advantage may force seniors out of the plan daylight and that they currently have. is that true? >> yes, that's true. and then enforcing to less less preferred options like before services are listed in the medicare. >> that's correct. >> let's talk about the seniors to lose their plan. is that you medicare trustees expect millions of seniors to lose access to medicare advantage altogether? >> i haven't seen them specify exactly how it's likely to fall out. one can surmise there's 4 million beneficiaries -- pure beneficiaries in 2017 then they will be in 2013. of those 4 million, one might surmise that marin counties for the plan
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to some degree, they are allied with the united states. qadhafi is a bug. i admit it. in 2002, he has been a relatively well behaved dog. doing business with america. hosni mubarak. bashar al-assad. so what is going on here. do i have the temerity to suggest that obama is actually -- does he hate america? is he trying to destroy the country? well, here's what he's trying to do. he is trying to reduce america's spoken in the middle east. and in the world, because he thinks that we have been stepping on the world. obama is taking us down to 300 warheads. then he goes around promising that he dreams of a world free of nuclear weapons. kind of a nice idea, i guess. the only weapons you can reduce or actually his own, nyc doing it? he is doing it to level nuclear playing field. he is essentially slashing america's nuclear arsenal so that he can end the era of american superiority where america is globally dominant. he is trying to restore the world of colonialism. i believe obama wants us to go back this world. you can understand where obama is going if you don't understand
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well, he was the one providing information to the united states about who was al qaeda. so he was speaking people out here that's al qaeda, that al qaeda and of course these are just political opponents. so, in the case of gannon, the u.s. drone strikes have not only been killing people from that country, but they have been killing american citizens as well. i wonder in this group you've heard of the case of an were al-awlaki. so some of you have and i think many people in this country have not. this is a cleric -- a muslim cleric born in the united states, move to yemen, known for his fiery sermon he was put on a kill list and killed a drone strike along with another american named samir. there are organizations like the center for constitutional rights and the aclu that then asked the u.s. government to provide the information to say, how can you justify the killing of an american citizen and the u.s. government has refused to provide the information. in fact, until recently the u.s. government has refused to talk about this whole program at all. two weeks after the ki
well, he was the one providing information to the united states about who was al qaeda. so he was speaking people out here that's al qaeda, that al qaeda and of course these are just political opponents. so, in the case of gannon, the u.s. drone strikes have not only been killing people from that country, but they have been killing american citizens as well. i wonder in this group you've heard of the case of an were al-awlaki. so some of you have and i think many people in this country have...
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obviously primarily in the united states but in other parts of the world as well. they're not all u.s. citizens as well. that is going to be a target in the future for budget cutters because they don't have a lot of influence that military personnel do. you talk about cutting military industry and get services riled up and talk to members of congress. civilians don't have the same influence. it is not as clear to people especially in the general public what civilians are doing. having worked with many of them they do a lot of great work. arranging everything from mowing the grass to overseeing billion dollar acquisition programs. could you trim that number and get efficiency? of course but if you cut too far you risk not getting the job done or providing sufficient oversight or use military personnel which are more expensive per person to do the same job. sequestration is an interesting one. obama administration submitted a letter saying if sequestration happens they will use their authority under the law to exempt military personnel so no one in the uniformed mili
obviously primarily in the united states but in other parts of the world as well. they're not all u.s. citizens as well. that is going to be a target in the future for budget cutters because they don't have a lot of influence that military personnel do. you talk about cutting military industry and get services riled up and talk to members of congress. civilians don't have the same influence. it is not as clear to people especially in the general public what civilians are doing. having worked...
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41.6% of 25 to 34-year-olds in the united states had obtained an associate degree or higher. more alarming only 30.3% of african-americans in 19.8 of latinos age 25 to 34-year-old 0 containing associate degree or hirer. compared to 70.7% more asian-americans. even the latest issue would have tone for that black males historically at the bottom of the social economic per mid are becoming the education untouchables. beginning with descr. lee, for all of you in your estimate, what has most fueled the rapid, some say is a teamic client of the black male. why haven't we gotten a handled on the crisis? >> i think we look to several different areas. one thing we looked as as far as pathways. in the study i did for [inaudible] we looked at what happened with young males once they graduate from high schools. we're not talking about those who drop out of college and those who don't make it. but we're talking about those who have actually get to the point where they graduate. and what we found for those students nearly 50% either end up in incarceration, unemployment, or they either die
41.6% of 25 to 34-year-olds in the united states had obtained an associate degree or higher. more alarming only 30.3% of african-americans in 19.8 of latinos age 25 to 34-year-old 0 containing associate degree or hirer. compared to 70.7% more asian-americans. even the latest issue would have tone for that black males historically at the bottom of the social economic per mid are becoming the education untouchables. beginning with descr. lee, for all of you in your estimate, what has most fueled...
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states because like over 40 children every single year passed the college test, and the girls from the classroom got a doctoral degree. >> host: is that a new story? >> guest: that's fascinating. go look that. thanks for telling me about that. >> host: barbara, austin texas, home the lbj library, hi, barbara. >> caller: hi, i hope you can hear my. i think my phone's acting up. >> host: we can hear you fine. >> caller: i admire the historian, will go down in history as a great historian. i want to thank you for all the details we never knew before. i'm wondering about the johnson daughters and how they learned their father would be president, how den di died. did you look into that >> guest: yes. he was at the university of texas, and as i recall, i may have it wrong, she was a secret service agent -- came up, notified her of what happened, and i think she went with them to the home of the conley, john con le's children, conley was the governor of texas. he was wounded. no one knew how seriously at the time, and she went to comfort them. lucy bird was in high school in washington, and i
states because like over 40 children every single year passed the college test, and the girls from the classroom got a doctoral degree. >> host: is that a new story? >> guest: that's fascinating. go look that. thanks for telling me about that. >> host: barbara, austin texas, home the lbj library, hi, barbara. >> caller: hi, i hope you can hear my. i think my phone's acting up. >> host: we can hear you fine. >> caller: i admire the historian, will go down in...
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got bless america of the united states. [applause] i hope you get the book. [applause] mike has agreed to take a couple of questions. >> we did not bring the issues are the chick-fil-a i could not hear your answer why don't we have been a conservative moderator's on a up coming debates? >> is a perfect metaphor if you expect it will be an easy ride it will not. the bars some attire for governor romney been president it is tough but it is true. >> what is this thing between you and you it? >> was a huge cleveland brown and you should not say his name because he moved the franchise to baltimore and takes it personally. [laughter] is a good friend of mine he was a driving force behind the knicks and library and a great man. >> first edition. [laughter] of this does well we will do a second edition. [laughter] >> what is the secret to winning in november? >> i cannot tell you how many people like me to immigrants who say i have never voted but this is the 1/2 to vote. [applause] that has to be translated into the rowboats. i say this all the time to not underesti
got bless america of the united states. [applause] i hope you get the book. [applause] mike has agreed to take a couple of questions. >> we did not bring the issues are the chick-fil-a i could not hear your answer why don't we have been a conservative moderator's on a up coming debates? >> is a perfect metaphor if you expect it will be an easy ride it will not. the bars some attire for governor romney been president it is tough but it is true. >> what is this thing between you...
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israel, united states, first at the regime. vicious than enough of that over the decades and afterward he went from credence to that notion, that paranoia. so the syrian population made this bargain with the regime that they would give freedoms in return for stability and security, especially with the examples of instability in lebanon and iraq on their borders. and so, that was the mandate. that was legitimacy for the asides to rule. they lost that because of the policy and bashar al-assad unleashing the dogs in terms of cracking down the opposition. his policy in instability and insecurity. so he no longer has legitimacy. in a broader sense he is solid. whether he stays in power, he'll never have the mandate to rule again and legitimacy he once enjoyed. >> host: are western policymakers assuming his fall is inevitable? and should they? >> guest: that's interesting. i've been contacted by media outlets wanting a quarter to an obituary for about a year now. every time the call, i say it's premature because the regime has the wh
israel, united states, first at the regime. vicious than enough of that over the decades and afterward he went from credence to that notion, that paranoia. so the syrian population made this bargain with the regime that they would give freedoms in return for stability and security, especially with the examples of instability in lebanon and iraq on their borders. and so, that was the mandate. that was legitimacy for the asides to rule. they lost that because of the policy and bashar al-assad...
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sandy laughed to do some agricultural work and then he volunteered into the united states army. though the photographer left for cleveland to find work in a factory they are. towards the end of 1944, june so it's how you decide that he wants to see if he can get work in new jersey at seabrook farms, which was a farming enterprise that was recruiting japanese americans to work. sojourn so these can cannot tober 44, heads to new jersey to scope the situation now. at that point, sammy has gone. willis gone, eunice is gone. the only people left in camp are rio and mary and little billy. and we suffer is what doctors call a nervous break down. she ends up in a camp hospital and billy for the rest of her time at camp, which is another nearly year in camp, rio is suffering greatly. i'm really unable to work, barely able to leave the barracks. june so comes back for new jersey, finds his wife in the hospital. so he decides not to take his family to new jersey, but to stay at camp and care for his wife. mary and billy end up leaving to join bill at the factory in cleveland. the only ones
sandy laughed to do some agricultural work and then he volunteered into the united states army. though the photographer left for cleveland to find work in a factory they are. towards the end of 1944, june so it's how you decide that he wants to see if he can get work in new jersey at seabrook farms, which was a farming enterprise that was recruiting japanese americans to work. sojourn so these can cannot tober 44, heads to new jersey to scope the situation now. at that point, sammy has gone....
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god bless the united states. [cheers and applause] >> wrapping up with president obama from this past saturday. we are going live now this morning to remarks from outgoing mexican president felipe calderÓn. he is at the council and foreign relations this morning and he will be talking about u.s.-mexico relations and his global standard his term comes to an and in the suburb. the mexican president is being introduced right now. >> the party for national action party, early on. becoming the president of the youth organization in the late '90s, he became its president. and before the 2006 elections, as president of mexico he has served as a deputy and mexico's federal chamber of deputies and as secretary of energy. he will leave office in december, remembered as the president who built the most universities, 96. the 16,000 kilometers of highways, bridges that connects mexico's two coasts, providing faster access, therefore, more efficient trade, and the passage of the first employment act, which provides incentives
god bless the united states. [cheers and applause] >> wrapping up with president obama from this past saturday. we are going live now this morning to remarks from outgoing mexican president felipe calderÓn. he is at the council and foreign relations this morning and he will be talking about u.s.-mexico relations and his global standard his term comes to an and in the suburb. the mexican president is being introduced right now. >> the party for national action party, early on....
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the president of the united states should be objecting to this kind of stuff. he should say no, you can't play that game. the majority leader, senator reid, should be saying no, that's a manipulation, the budget chairman, senator conrad, ought to say no, it violates the budget act. this isn't the way to do it. senator burr's alternative piece of legislation that would do much the same thing is an honest piece of legislation. it does not violate the budget act and it is not subject to a budget point of order. and this legislation could have been crafted that way, too. but being as, i guess, greedy as we are, rather than having to face up to a little bit of a difficulty of finding a few hundred million dollars, a couple of hundred million dollars out of 3,700,000,000,000 we'll spend next year, rather than trying to find 200 million out of 307 billion that we will spend, we would rather manipulate it this way. i've got to say, what did we mean in august a year ago when we said we were weather bug go cut spending by $2.1 trillion over ten years? was that just a jok
the president of the united states should be objecting to this kind of stuff. he should say no, you can't play that game. the majority leader, senator reid, should be saying no, that's a manipulation, the budget chairman, senator conrad, ought to say no, it violates the budget act. this isn't the way to do it. senator burr's alternative piece of legislation that would do much the same thing is an honest piece of legislation. it does not violate the budget act and it is not subject to a budget...
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israel is an ally of the united states. and that the united states when it entered that position, the palestinians knowing that said we still want the united states because we know that no other country could get israel to ultimately allow a second state, palestinian state next to israel because it needs the security that the united states would provide in the event it didn't turn out well, as many people think it wouldn't. because just look at the palestinian situation today. i personally am for a two-state solution. do i believe it's going to happen in my lifetime? no. to the israelis want it to? does. to the palestinians want it? i don't believe it. because if they did they would be at the table negotiating, but they haven't been for more than a year. and the reason, i believe, is that they think ultimately they can wait out the western world and ultimately have a single state in which they will overwhelm the israelis. that is why if you ask the head of the palestinian authority, mohammed -- you ask him, do you accept a
israel is an ally of the united states. and that the united states when it entered that position, the palestinians knowing that said we still want the united states because we know that no other country could get israel to ultimately allow a second state, palestinian state next to israel because it needs the security that the united states would provide in the event it didn't turn out well, as many people think it wouldn't. because just look at the palestinian situation today. i personally am...
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and so when you think about who is the united states fighting a war against? that will actually frame it in -- not in antiislammic terms but the united states has authorized the congress of the united states has authorized the you of force against al qaeda, the taliban and associated forts, all of which are islamic groups of one sort or another. that said, to confuse the -- to confuse that with the problem being one that's essentially religious in nature, is -- it's going to -- as steve says, smear a lot of people. also going to miss a lot of terrorists. >> i think the critics to that position would say something like the ft. hood shooting, you had indications of a potential terrorist attack that were overlooked out of an abundance of political correctness, where people were so fearful of being labeled as anti-islamic big gots they didn't say things they should have about a colic that was acting in an aberrant way. >> they might have been right about that. if you have somebody talking tan a very violent way, animated by whatever concerns and you suppress those
and so when you think about who is the united states fighting a war against? that will actually frame it in -- not in antiislammic terms but the united states has authorized the congress of the united states has authorized the you of force against al qaeda, the taliban and associated forts, all of which are islamic groups of one sort or another. that said, to confuse the -- to confuse that with the problem being one that's essentially religious in nature, is -- it's going to -- as steve says,...
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you expect the united states to be clear and the secretary of the united states. and but we should not allow ourselves to be drug in to a theological argument. it is not the onof the president of the united states to tell me that you schism is a great religion or islam is a great religion. that's not their job. you focus on the issue. we have -- americans have a problem with embassies. since 1979, no country in the world had problems with the embassy like the americans. from the storming of the embassy in iran to burns the embassy and burning the embassy in libya. it was 1979. and then, you know, the list is long. we're extremely sensible about this. and everybody show knolled that we are sensitive of this. i'm a secularist to the bones. i'm respectful of the religious. and i have a view of men and bearded men engaging in politics. [inaudible] when mohamed tried to -- [inaudible] can you see muslim embassy being stormed anywhere in the world? bryan, i know you want to comment on that. i want to engage on the question of u.s. policy. because, you know, i do think c
you expect the united states to be clear and the secretary of the united states. and but we should not allow ourselves to be drug in to a theological argument. it is not the onof the president of the united states to tell me that you schism is a great religion or islam is a great religion. that's not their job. you focus on the issue. we have -- americans have a problem with embassies. since 1979, no country in the world had problems with the embassy like the americans. from the storming of the...
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to some degree there allied with united states. now, fug. admitted, but since 2002 he was a relatively well-behaved mubarak was our biggest ally in the region. they're out. his in? the sun is a deadly enemy, supporter of hezbollah. in fact, close allies of ron. to have the temerity to suggest that obama is actually, is trying to destroy the country? well, here's what he's trying to do. he's trying to reduce america's footprint in the middle east in the world because it thinks we have been stepping a. hal? the way he does that is by undermining america's allies in allowing our enemies to gain strength. he has, for example, them virtually nothing significant to blocker on from getting a nuclear bomb. meanwhile he is slashing america's nuclear arsenal. when he came to power america had 5,000 warheads. now by the start treaty we're down to 1500. obama has asked the pentagon to steady ticking is down to three and the warheads. then he goes around saying he dreams of world free of nuclear weapons. kind of a nice dream the idea, but here's the prob
to some degree there allied with united states. now, fug. admitted, but since 2002 he was a relatively well-behaved mubarak was our biggest ally in the region. they're out. his in? the sun is a deadly enemy, supporter of hezbollah. in fact, close allies of ron. to have the temerity to suggest that obama is actually, is trying to destroy the country? well, here's what he's trying to do. he's trying to reduce america's footprint in the middle east in the world because it thinks we have been...
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states in iraq, and increasing positive role of the united states starting with united states military. it is our job to capitalize on not admit the most of it and build a partnership in a relationship in iraq. i don't want to minimize the difficulties the iraqi space and that we also face. but i do want to stress there are signs that are encouraging. there are race of light and hope it will continue to work to increase the number of incursions times, increase the successes. the large part of that is building the partnership we have with iraq and make it a stronger. this is the platform with the most are the apps i work for the u.s. military. >> you mentioned posted by ed on this question has already been asked, but we've seen a number of reports that both the sunni arabs and kurds are feel full of the prime minister. some sectarian division going on there. how serious is that? you mentioned it seems to be working out in a democratic way, rather than a violent way. is that the good news? is there some division that it's being worked out? >> sir, yes, totally correct. that is the good n
states in iraq, and increasing positive role of the united states starting with united states military. it is our job to capitalize on not admit the most of it and build a partnership in a relationship in iraq. i don't want to minimize the difficulties the iraqi space and that we also face. but i do want to stress there are signs that are encouraging. there are race of light and hope it will continue to work to increase the number of incursions times, increase the successes. the large part of...
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i would see a press corps, especially from the united states which had really not very much experience to draw on, most of that world war ii cohort, like ernie pyle, john hersey, edward r. murrow, martha kilbourne, a lot of these folks had very little experience as war correspondent. some of them had experience as a journalist, but very few of them had been covering world war i. and so for them it was all new. and i was really, really impressed with the quality and the beauty indeed of some the things they wrote. ernie pyle, you know, jimmy had always been kind of a cartoon character. you know, the journalist in the foxhole. but some of the things he wrote were choose, i would love to share. >> that would be great spent see if i can put my finger on it passage here that i think really evokes his finest work. and it was the kind of thing he wrote that cat people, let's see, in the service at that time. some of the soldiers would send letters back home to the family and say i'm not going to bother sending you any more letters. if you really want to know what the war is like you should re
i would see a press corps, especially from the united states which had really not very much experience to draw on, most of that world war ii cohort, like ernie pyle, john hersey, edward r. murrow, martha kilbourne, a lot of these folks had very little experience as war correspondent. some of them had experience as a journalist, but very few of them had been covering world war i. and so for them it was all new. and i was really, really impressed with the quality and the beauty indeed of some the...
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ground between the united states and china and pakistan. when you attack to me about their priorities come it sounded pretty close to ours, investment and keeping a lid on islamic fundamentalists. that sounds like a set of common goals. can we work with other people? this is not just a question that the americans. it is other pakistan is able to reach us at the country. i would argue one of the greatest things that's happened in the last two years is that unless i read them correctly, the leadership of the military has blessed the opening to the public in indiana. this view of our experience and pakistan then i know that wasn't the case. there is still great skepticism about whether or not the leadership of the pakistani military supports this opening. i believe it to be the case. the traditional means of looking up this country in a bilateral way come in the traditional means of trying to balance counterterrorism and long-term stability need to be broadened, redefined. i'm not quite sure how i would say it, but we have the opportunity in t
ground between the united states and china and pakistan. when you attack to me about their priorities come it sounded pretty close to ours, investment and keeping a lid on islamic fundamentalists. that sounds like a set of common goals. can we work with other people? this is not just a question that the americans. it is other pakistan is able to reach us at the country. i would argue one of the greatest things that's happened in the last two years is that unless i read them correctly, the...
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in the united states and in europe. their voices are not heard, even if they constitute 99% of the society's. human and ethical values are sacrificed in order to -- and their willingness to listen to the demands of the people has become only a two at a time in election. the current world order is -- and based on injustice. distinguished friends and colleagues, what should be done and what is the way out of the current situation? there is no doubt that the world is in need of a new order and a fresh way of thinking, in order in which man is recognized as god's supreme creation enjoying material and the spiritual qualities and possessing a divine nation filled with a desire to see justice. an order that aims to revive human dignity and believes in universal happiness and perfection. three, in order which is at peace, security and welfare for all walks of life around the globe. four, in order found upon trust in order. rulers must love -- five, a just and fair order in which everybody is equal before love and in which ther
in the united states and in europe. their voices are not heard, even if they constitute 99% of the society's. human and ethical values are sacrificed in order to -- and their willingness to listen to the demands of the people has become only a two at a time in election. the current world order is -- and based on injustice. distinguished friends and colleagues, what should be done and what is the way out of the current situation? there is no doubt that the world is in need of a new order and a...
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the united states the murder rate is getting up over 100 in 100,000 per year. and that's when we kicked down. up until then i think our homicide rate was lower than canada's and england's. and the english always say, well, you're so violent. up until that state breakdown, our country was working pretty well. it was the peak for african-american distrust of government that came during the nixon administration, 1971-'74. and that's when african-american homicide rates are highest. and when did white homicide rates peak? it was 1980. and that was when you see that accumulated anger over affirmative action, busing, defeat in vietnam, the humiliation of the hostage taking in r.n. -- iran and our inability to do something about it, you know, proactively, that it lingered. that's when white trust in government went down lowest. and the white murder rate was the highest at 7 per 100,000 which is just a huge rate. that's just whites themselves. and then ronald reagan comes in and speaks to the concerns of those people. and what happens? the homicide rate plummets. the s
the united states the murder rate is getting up over 100 in 100,000 per year. and that's when we kicked down. up until then i think our homicide rate was lower than canada's and england's. and the english always say, well, you're so violent. up until that state breakdown, our country was working pretty well. it was the peak for african-american distrust of government that came during the nixon administration, 1971-'74. and that's when african-american homicide rates are highest. and when did...
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in the united states and in europe. their voices are not heard, even if they constitute 99% of the society's. human and ethical values are sacrificed in order to -- and their willingness to listen to the demands of the people has become only a two at a time in election. the current world order is -- and based on injustice. distinguished friends and colleagues, what should be done and what is the way out of the current situation? there is no doubt that the world is in need of a new order and a fresh way of thinking, in order in which man is recognized as god's supreme creation enjoying material and the spiritual qualities and possessing a divine nation filled with a desire to see justice. an order that aims to revive human dignity and believes in universal happiness and perfection. three, in order which is at peace, security and welfare for all walks of life around the globe. four, in order found upon trust in order. rulers must love -- five, a just and fair order in which everybody is equal before love and in which ther
in the united states and in europe. their voices are not heard, even if they constitute 99% of the society's. human and ethical values are sacrificed in order to -- and their willingness to listen to the demands of the people has become only a two at a time in election. the current world order is -- and based on injustice. distinguished friends and colleagues, what should be done and what is the way out of the current situation? there is no doubt that the world is in need of a new order and a...
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could really be a competitor for the united states. he was very clairvoyant. in terms of the arctic ice cap. this is playing out over decades. if you had an arctic open for shipping, and by the way, a close friend of mine is going to sail the northwest passage, precisely now because of what you bring up, because it will be up greenland, across canada. you could have shipping in the northern area, and this is not covered in the book, unfortunately, that can provide alternative routes that means somewhat less less of an emphasis of say the indian ocean, which i wrote my book about the last time. it would bring russia closer to america. very fundamentally, through the north. it would make canada significant geopolitical player in world affairs. to a degree that it hasn't been. because with the canadians, you have shale gas, you have incredible energy and hydropower resources and if you have an open arctic, a geopolitical position would be that much more significant. >> the gentleman here in the third row. >> robber, one i would like to of
could really be a competitor for the united states. he was very clairvoyant. in terms of the arctic ice cap. this is playing out over decades. if you had an arctic open for shipping, and by the way, a close friend of mine is going to sail the northwest passage, precisely now because of what you bring up, because it will be up greenland, across canada. you could have shipping in the northern area, and this is not covered in the book, unfortunately, that can provide alternative routes that means...
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you studied in the united states to live in the united states. i daresay i suspect you know that the u.s. government is not anti is on. the president, secretary of state had put ads on your television saying that. wouldn't it be a good idea for the president, your prime minister, or even you to go on television, a lot more credibility than we do with your people and say, the united states is an important country with which we differ on many issues. they have a different culture, a different first amendment. may be difficult for us to understand, we can assure you, they are not anti muslim. would that not help? is that possible? would that not create the sort of mutual trust and respect the you're talking about? >> to be quite honest there are two different things unfortunately which are getting mixed up in this particular problem. there is one, and i think that this is where we have to have a deeper understanding of veto powers culture and religion. islam is a religion of peace. so this mindset, we reject it completely. allow me to say also that
you studied in the united states to live in the united states. i daresay i suspect you know that the u.s. government is not anti is on. the president, secretary of state had put ads on your television saying that. wouldn't it be a good idea for the president, your prime minister, or even you to go on television, a lot more credibility than we do with your people and say, the united states is an important country with which we differ on many issues. they have a different culture, a different...
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in fact, the concept of privacy in the united states come in the very concept is linked with his postal policy, to turn privacy and the idea that there's something you have a right to do that the government does not have a right to interfere. now, what happens to the concept of privacy? while the technology is very different. and when to send a message by telegraph, you have to permit a telegraph operator to write out, toussaint, to transcribe your message. so that operator knows what is in the message for you. you can send back a. that's one of the solutions, but then what if you're a government official and you're concerned about content of messages? well, you have the strength of securities in the 1860s and again in the 1870s were congress calls the thousands, tens of thousands of telegraphs. and from the present-day point of view and the point of view of certain contemporary says rather extraordinary invasion of privacy and it led to the end of the courier of the presidential contender because some of the telegrams that were revealed were really quite embarrassing to him. but what i
in fact, the concept of privacy in the united states come in the very concept is linked with his postal policy, to turn privacy and the idea that there's something you have a right to do that the government does not have a right to interfere. now, what happens to the concept of privacy? while the technology is very different. and when to send a message by telegraph, you have to permit a telegraph operator to write out, toussaint, to transcribe your message. so that operator knows what is in the...
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of the united states. bruce babbitt ran for president of the united states. i ran for president of the united states. arizona may be the only state in america where mothers don't tell their children that someday they can grow up and be president of the united states. [laughter] thank you all, it's wonderful being here. so many new hampshire jokes, my favorite one of always were mark udall, walked into a barbershop and said i'm from arizona and i am running for president of the united states. in the barber said, yeah, we were just laughing about that this morning. so thank you, charlie, thank you for your service to the state of new hampshire. thank you for your great service and the congress. charlie, i believe, has a great reputation of one of the hardest working members of the united states house of representatives. thank you, charlie for your continued service. bernie, thank you for your continued service as mayor. i had a great friend who is the mayor of scottsdale. one night, he kept his name and phon
of the united states. bruce babbitt ran for president of the united states. i ran for president of the united states. arizona may be the only state in america where mothers don't tell their children that someday they can grow up and be president of the united states. [laughter] thank you all, it's wonderful being here. so many new hampshire jokes, my favorite one of always were mark udall, walked into a barbershop and said i'm from arizona and i am running for president of the united states. in...
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states, and nobody in this body has worked harder on bringing jobs home to the united states than the presiding officer, the senator from ohio, senator brown. well, the ryan plan would do exactly the opposite. it would tell big corporations that if they move their business operations overseas, they'll never pay taxes on those again. the ryan plan is really a jobs bill for china, for india, for korea. not for america. it's an offshoring rewards act. in addition to those upside down tax changes that harm the middle class and raise their taxes to cut taxes for the highest earners in this country, in addition to its inducements to offshore more jobs instead of bringing them home, the ryan budget would slash $2.9 trillion from our health care programs beginning for workers who retire in 2023, mr. ryan would convert medicare to a voucher system, which according to the nonpartisan congressional budget office would ultimately add an estimated $6,000 in annual out-of-pocket costs that our retirees, our seniors, would have to fork over. it's hard to imagine how future seniors living on a fixed
states, and nobody in this body has worked harder on bringing jobs home to the united states than the presiding officer, the senator from ohio, senator brown. well, the ryan plan would do exactly the opposite. it would tell big corporations that if they move their business operations overseas, they'll never pay taxes on those again. the ryan plan is really a jobs bill for china, for india, for korea. not for america. it's an offshoring rewards act. in addition to those upside down tax changes...
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states law enforcement entity and are in united states custody. we're talking about other countries. that is an absolutely impossible to fulfill requirement and that is why it would result in the cutoff of aid automatically and that's why it's dangerous. the presiding officer: all time is expired. under the previous order the clerk will report s. 3576. the clerk: calendar number 570 s. 3576, a bill to provide limitations on united states assistance, and for other purposes. the presiding officer: under the previous order the clerk will read the bill for the third time. the clerk: calendar number 530 s. 3576, a bill to provide limitations on united states assistance and for other purposes. the presiding officer: the question occurs on passage of the measure. mr. paul: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. there is a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: does any senator wish still to vote or to change their vote? if not on this vote the yea
states law enforcement entity and are in united states custody. we're talking about other countries. that is an absolutely impossible to fulfill requirement and that is why it would result in the cutoff of aid automatically and that's why it's dangerous. the presiding officer: all time is expired. under the previous order the clerk will report s. 3576. the clerk: calendar number 570 s. 3576, a bill to provide limitations on united states assistance, and for other purposes. the presiding...
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to some degree they are allied with the united states. gaddafi is a thug but since 2002, a relatively well-behaved the. doing business with america, outing terrorists, paying reparations for the lockerbie bombing. mubarak was the biggest ally in the region not counting is real. they are out. who is in? assad is our deadly enemy. supporter of hezbollah and close ally of the mall ofs in iran. what is going on? do i have the temerity to suggest obama is actually -- that he hates america? trying to destroy the country? here is what he is trying to do. he is trying to reduce america's footprint in the middle east and in the world because he thinks we have been stepping on the world. how does he do that? the way he does that is by undermining america's allies and by allowing our enemies to gain strength. obama has done virtually nothing significant to block iran from getting a nuclear bomb. he is cutting america's nuclear arsenal. when america -- one obama came to power america had 11,000 warheads and now down to 15,000. obama has asked the pen
to some degree they are allied with the united states. gaddafi is a thug but since 2002, a relatively well-behaved the. doing business with america, outing terrorists, paying reparations for the lockerbie bombing. mubarak was the biggest ally in the region not counting is real. they are out. who is in? assad is our deadly enemy. supporter of hezbollah and close ally of the mall ofs in iran. what is going on? do i have the temerity to suggest obama is actually -- that he hates america? trying to...
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but the united states is in this sort of very different position. you might argue japan, some with certain different circumstances to face different constraints in that environment but all i agree you have to deal with this problem and you can't get around. but we are operating under somewhat different constraints. >> everything is fine until it is not fine. >> this time is different. [laughter] >> anyway all of this including vincent and the study was music to the ears of the folks of the imf who have this view for some time that this is how the situations have to be dealt with. but certainly he's right everything doesn't have to get fixed today but has to get fixed. and the key is that it has to be that people have to have confidence that it will be fixed, and that is the tricky part. manly how do you demonstrate convincingly that even though you are not fixing everything at once because you can't that you will fix it over time. >> certainly this fiscal deficits. senate among other things. >> can i -- >> go ahead. >> i think one of the things whic
but the united states is in this sort of very different position. you might argue japan, some with certain different circumstances to face different constraints in that environment but all i agree you have to deal with this problem and you can't get around. but we are operating under somewhat different constraints. >> everything is fine until it is not fine. >> this time is different. [laughter] >> anyway all of this including vincent and the study was music to the ears of the...
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and so a credit rating cut in the united states might not actually effect the united states, but it could draw investors to look at, say, spain and italy and realize that they need to start thinking more about political risks involved in other economies. most investors are probably looking at that already -- >> i was going to ask you a question. can you say, can you tell or recall how much money left the markets when just the threat of the failure to raise the debt ceiling was out there? i mean, a lot of the instability in the markets and our economy is coming from the sort of gridlock that's here, right? >> right. it is very difficult to measure, and one of the things you'll find in looking at the economy is there's so many things going on that it's almost impossible to pinpoint one specific issue. last july and august as we were threatening to inflict a wound on ourselves, the europeans were doing one to themselves. so it's hard to see what part was the united states debt rating downgrade that led stocks to drop precipitously in august and september and what part was august, -- europe.
and so a credit rating cut in the united states might not actually effect the united states, but it could draw investors to look at, say, spain and italy and realize that they need to start thinking more about political risks involved in other economies. most investors are probably looking at that already -- >> i was going to ask you a question. can you say, can you tell or recall how much money left the markets when just the threat of the failure to raise the debt ceiling was out there?...
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today the united states is engaging with an involving iraq. the country is now emerging from over 50 years of isolation, fragmentation and more. a strong relation with the democratically elected government. this relation is codified in the u.s. framework agreement which lays out a shared vision and a concrete common roadmap for bilateral class economics, justice, diplomacy, education. through this agreement we support and assist iraqis build a united democratic countries that can play a constructive role in the region. of course challenges abound is not easy. sectarian frictions remain strong and often threatened to derail negotiated accords. it unsettles iraq's oil exports and the council of representatives is through provincial elections scheduled for early 2013. tensions with turkey, conflict within syria and iraq's relationship with iran off the anxiety and complicate our relationships with iraq. nevertheless, developments i have seen in iraq give a reason for optimism. they have all confessions and ethnicities are remain to solving differ
today the united states is engaging with an involving iraq. the country is now emerging from over 50 years of isolation, fragmentation and more. a strong relation with the democratically elected government. this relation is codified in the u.s. framework agreement which lays out a shared vision and a concrete common roadmap for bilateral class economics, justice, diplomacy, education. through this agreement we support and assist iraqis build a united democratic countries that can play a...
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my book, "the united states of fear", is israeli woman died in such a room could produce in the year a year of reading, writing, talking, and doing my best to consider the absurdities that are accepted as ordinary reality. as a those of you know, i like to have pieces at the site, despite what everybody thinks about brevity and attention span of the internet. i'm going to read you two pieces from the book. both on the shorter side. the first, as you'll see, is really my thoughts about guys. i wrote it back in 2010 for the military was out of iraq. for it was utterly clear the floodgates have been opened so wide that what might be called the politics of the richer america would certainly become american politics. i called it being a critic. all the world is as interested in march of 2010, i wrote about a group of pundits and warrior journalists, eager not to sue u.s. military leave iraq. that appeared on the op-ed page of the "los angeles times" and then began wandering the media world. one of its stops, curiously enough was the military newspaper, stars and stripes. this e-mail respo
my book, "the united states of fear", is israeli woman died in such a room could produce in the year a year of reading, writing, talking, and doing my best to consider the absurdities that are accepted as ordinary reality. as a those of you know, i like to have pieces at the site, despite what everybody thinks about brevity and attention span of the internet. i'm going to read you two pieces from the book. both on the shorter side. the first, as you'll see, is really my thoughts about...
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and i against the cumbersome anti-growth policies of the tax code of the united states. no doubt about it. any payment, in an attempt to get at this debt says reform the tax code simultaneously. i say to the medicare at the same time. i say do it all at the same time, and eventually find a method that can solve the problem of how do we do it. and i will tell you today, let me find exact part that want to read to you, because i'm letting this out because i have so much respecrespect for you and for ts assembly that it want us to talk about it today. you heard what i was thinking. the opposite of what we're talking about in sequester in these details, congress has to vote on each item. obviously, they have devoted each item. now, there's no way to avoid. but we are going to be talking about developing a process that we're going to call and accelerated regular order. we just stand up and yell regular order when we want senators to behave. we say regular order, everybody understands. >> never worked. i know what it means. [laughter] >> they just moved to the back of the room
and i against the cumbersome anti-growth policies of the tax code of the united states. no doubt about it. any payment, in an attempt to get at this debt says reform the tax code simultaneously. i say to the medicare at the same time. i say do it all at the same time, and eventually find a method that can solve the problem of how do we do it. and i will tell you today, let me find exact part that want to read to you, because i'm letting this out because i have so much respecrespect for you and...
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postal service and the united states. we now recognize kelly walther for her testimony. >> chairman miller and the ranking members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to highlight our work. we facilitate policy decisions would screening programs from planning to implementation. as the 9/11 commission pointed out, terror is one of the most powerful weapons we have. today, the environment is multifaceted and is imperative and it is imperative that we employ layers of security. identifying the individuals before they may reach the united states. we recognize there is no one-size-fits-all approach to security. our approach includes coordination with counterterrorism, public security authorities, the private sector, and our state, local, and private partners. we collect data to track non-threats. we utilize intelligence-based targeting rules to better identify threats. a risk-based approach is the foundation of the dhs model today and is a sophisticated form, more than ever before. dhs has been able to apply thi
postal service and the united states. we now recognize kelly walther for her testimony. >> chairman miller and the ranking members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to highlight our work. we facilitate policy decisions would screening programs from planning to implementation. as the 9/11 commission pointed out, terror is one of the most powerful weapons we have. today, the environment is multifaceted and is imperative and it is imperative that we employ layers of...
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. >> host: the united states? >> host: i think we have done a very good job. we were too blinded by the actions to 9/11 and we did not face questions that help us make the decision to go into iraq. and we have persisted in the iraqi side. in fact, to find out what was really going on in iraq and the war, i had to petition french journalists. people spoke out the newbie area. we had a few, but not enough. and then we have a certain amount of censorship and not being allowed to see the bodies of soldiers coming home or the coffins, rather, whether it's the dead on either side. there have been individual reporters who have done an incredible job of covering the award. and i would like to pay tribute. may they rest in peace, those who have lost their lives in the region. >> host: helen benedict have you written about were previously? or was it just this war to grab you? >> i have never written about combat on the ground the way that i have in the past. this is a new subject for me, which is why it took me a few years to do. it took me many interviews to really fin
. >> host: the united states? >> host: i think we have done a very good job. we were too blinded by the actions to 9/11 and we did not face questions that help us make the decision to go into iraq. and we have persisted in the iraqi side. in fact, to find out what was really going on in iraq and the war, i had to petition french journalists. people spoke out the newbie area. we had a few, but not enough. and then we have a certain amount of censorship and not being allowed to see...
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thanks. >> well, it's not just the united states. clearly there are others including energy 20 countries that has not yet ratified the reform that was committed to by the leaders in 2010. so it's not the u.s. issue. everyone focuses on the us because the u.s. has a very sizable quota in the institution and is my largest member, my largest shareholder if you will. but the u.s. is not alone in that camp. i certainly hope that the u.s. authorities at large, including congress, with appreciate how needed u.s. leadership is and how needed the imf role is going forward in order to address not the sort of remote crisis around the world, but the indirect consequences of those remote crisis is around the world, including on the u.s. economy. i think if there's one thing that we are learning from all the multilateral surveillance work that we're doing, it's the degree of interconnectedness, of interdependence that all the economies have amongst themselves. so it's -- >> how confident are you? >> i'm desperately confident. [laughter] >> thank y
thanks. >> well, it's not just the united states. clearly there are others including energy 20 countries that has not yet ratified the reform that was committed to by the leaders in 2010. so it's not the u.s. issue. everyone focuses on the us because the u.s. has a very sizable quota in the institution and is my largest member, my largest shareholder if you will. but the u.s. is not alone in that camp. i certainly hope that the u.s. authorities at large, including congress, with...
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you have the law of the land in the united states. for the chinese, it is an attractive alternative. when you are on the other side of the trade and you know your competitor or the person you buy something from us under pressure financially, you should hold the card and send a card. so you just don't want to get to a point where the chinese say, look, we will do this, but we want much higher interest rates. so that is when race could spike, really impact the economy, be much costlier for average folks because rates will follow suit and will see a spiraling out of control now. so that is why you just don't want to have some other player having cars like that. in addition, you need economic growth in terms of raising revenue before this country. we are seeing growth contracts. that's okay, but it's just okay. it is not where we should meet in this kind of recovery, at this moment in the recovery based on typical recovery. next year as a result of going over the fiscal cliff and that of course is the expiration of the tax cuts to the spe
you have the law of the land in the united states. for the chinese, it is an attractive alternative. when you are on the other side of the trade and you know your competitor or the person you buy something from us under pressure financially, you should hold the card and send a card. so you just don't want to get to a point where the chinese say, look, we will do this, but we want much higher interest rates. so that is when race could spike, really impact the economy, be much costlier for...
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of the united states on this issue? and are we -- i ask my colleagues, are we for the first time in 50 years, first time in 50 years not going to pass and send to the president's desk for signature a defense authorization bill? instead, we'll go back and forthwith filing cloture and amendments which will be allowed and not allowed, fill up the tree, blah, blah, blah, and yet the majority leader of the united states senate cannot take up the national defense authorization bill, the most important piece of legislation that this body considers, and it may be for the first time in 50 years. we must address the issue of sequestration. i again commit to making compromises, to doing things that i otherwise would not agree to, because we cannot allow this train wreck to endanger the lives of our citizens to take place. and don't take my word for it. take the word of the secretary of defense appointed by the president of the united states and our uniform chiefs appointed by the president of the united states with the advice and
of the united states on this issue? and are we -- i ask my colleagues, are we for the first time in 50 years, first time in 50 years not going to pass and send to the president's desk for signature a defense authorization bill? instead, we'll go back and forthwith filing cloture and amendments which will be allowed and not allowed, fill up the tree, blah, blah, blah, and yet the majority leader of the united states senate cannot take up the national defense authorization bill, the most...
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one of the first mobilizations was our united states military. and they were called to serve bravely in remote corners of the global. 11 years later the mastermind of 9/11, osama bin laden, was taken down, and we now have an al qaeda that is severely diminished, and we are bringing our troops home from that part of the world. but, mr. president, for the troops when they come home, the fight is not over. there's another fight when they get back home to america. it's a different type of battle. the unemployment rate among veterans returning from iraq and afghanistan was just under 11% in august. it's higher for those who are younger, and this problem is likely to continue to grow as we draw down in afghanistan, just like we've already drawn down in iraq. it's worth noting that there have been steps made in the right direction. this past summer we passed legislation that'll help veterans get federal occupational licenses when their military training matches the civilian requirements. that was a bill that i had the privilege of sponsoring. it passed
one of the first mobilizations was our united states military. and they were called to serve bravely in remote corners of the global. 11 years later the mastermind of 9/11, osama bin laden, was taken down, and we now have an al qaeda that is severely diminished, and we are bringing our troops home from that part of the world. but, mr. president, for the troops when they come home, the fight is not over. there's another fight when they get back home to america. it's a different type of battle....
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he was origin i are from cans my immigranted to the united states. he's been in columbus five or six years by then. authors came across the name during an investigation of another guy who was a immigrant to baltimore and he was associated with klieg mohamed. they came across the notion that faris may have been asked to check 0 out the brooklyn bridge, see what it would take to bring the brooklyn bridge down. it's obviously after the 9/11 athats. he actually visited afghanistan. he'd been to the camps some of the terrorism training camps. met weathered and mohamed and the fbi was interested in him. faris was questioned beginning in mar of 2003. and during the interviews with faris, he mentioned the conversation they had with and the idea of shooting up a shopping mall. and also the name of christopher paul, the third man at this coffee shop came up. authorities started to piece it together and eventually in a sort of slow domino effect, the three were arrested and charged. so faris, the pakistan immigrant was ultimately pleaded guilty to two chargeses
he was origin i are from cans my immigranted to the united states. he's been in columbus five or six years by then. authors came across the name during an investigation of another guy who was a immigrant to baltimore and he was associated with klieg mohamed. they came across the notion that faris may have been asked to check 0 out the brooklyn bridge, see what it would take to bring the brooklyn bridge down. it's obviously after the 9/11 athats. he actually visited afghanistan. he'd been to the...
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requirements on the united states? well, there are more than 5 1/2 million veterans living with disabilities, american veterans. they and thousands of others live with disabilities but they travel, study, work and serve overseas, often with their families. ratifying this treaty will help to ensure they enjoy the same accessibility and opportunity they do right here at home. ratifying this treaty will give the united states a well-deserved seat at the international table so the u.s. can provide its guidance and expertise and experience to other countries working to adopt laws, upgrade infrastructure and modernize facilities to meet the high standards we've already set and met. american businesses have invested time and resources to comply with the a.d.a., the americans with disabilities act. businesses in some countries are not required to comply with similar standards. compliance with the treaty levels the playing field by requiring foreign businesses to meet accessibility standards similar to those already met by amer
requirements on the united states? well, there are more than 5 1/2 million veterans living with disabilities, american veterans. they and thousands of others live with disabilities but they travel, study, work and serve overseas, often with their families. ratifying this treaty will help to ensure they enjoy the same accessibility and opportunity they do right here at home. ratifying this treaty will give the united states a well-deserved seat at the international table so the u.s. can provide...
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god bless the memories of those we lost and god bless these united states of america. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we are leaving the pentagon 9/11 remembrance ceremony at this point to go live to the u.s. senate. a quick reminder you can continue watching live coverage on line at c-span.org. the u.s. senate u.s. senate as about to gavel in for the day. lawmakers are expected to consider a bill dealing with training for veterans looking for civilian jobs but also give veterans referential treatment. at 12:30 eastern they will recess for weekly party lunches lunches and when they returned they will hold a procedural vote on the veterans jobs bill. live coverage now of the u.s.d e senate here on c-span2. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god, the source of our being, on this 11th anniversary of september, we pause to remember how you sustain us even through life's tragedies. recalling the deaths and injuries, the heroism and the patriotism, it's easy for us to be thankful for your presence and power. continue
god bless the memories of those we lost and god bless these united states of america. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we are leaving the pentagon 9/11 remembrance ceremony at this point to go live to the u.s. senate. a quick reminder you can continue watching live coverage on line at c-span.org. the u.s. senate u.s. senate as about to gavel in for the day. lawmakers are expected to consider a bill dealing with training for veterans...